A senior IT consultant and presales manager with thirty years in the IT industry. Alan uses his technical and business knowledge across a wide range of industries to produce outcomes that provide real business value.Strengths include:- Significant industry experience across a broad array of vendors and technologies including bid evaluation and tender responses- Comprehensive technology and sales experience across professional services, hardware, software, logistics and managed services - Excellent understanding of business strategies and financial models including development of formal business cases- Team management, development, leadership and guidance- Strong communication skills, project management and resource co-ordination experienceMy technical background covers a diverse range of solutions and technologies including campus, industrial and Data Centre networking, collaboration, cloud and IoT.